Automatic binding attachment for baling-presses.



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APPLIUATION FILED FEB. 24, 1909.

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G. A. ROBBEN.

AUTOMATIG BINDING ATTACHMENT FOR BALING PRESSES.

APPLIOATION PILED FEB. 24, 1909.

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G. A. ROBBEN. AUTOMATIU BINDING ATTACHMENT POE BALING PRESSES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 1909.

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U. A. ROBBEN. iUTOMATIG BINDING ATTACHMENT FOR BALING PRESSLIS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 1909.

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G. A. ROBBEN. AUTOMATIC BINDING ATTAUHMEN'I FOR. BALING PRESSBS.

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AUToMATIc BINDING ATTACHMENT FOR BALINe-PREssEs.

170' fallwhom it may concern. Be it known that I, CLEMENS A. RoBBnN, a' citizen of the United States, residing at Angelus, in the county of Sheridan and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Binding Attachments for Baling-Presses, of

which thefollowin'g is a specification.

My invention relates to an automatic bindin attachment for baling-presses, and my ob ect is to provide means for taking wire from spools and binding each bale therewith, shears for severing the wire into bale-ties, .and' devices fortwisting the ends of thebale-ties together, so thatfthey will reliably hold the bales in shape.

Other objects of the invention will hereinafter appear, and in order that said invention may be fully understood, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings inwhich:

Figure 1 shows a plan view of a baling- .press provided with my attachment, the various elements thereof occupying their nor mal positions. Figs. 2 and 3 .conjointly show a side elevation of the baling-press PI'OVldBdWith my attachment. Fig. 4'shows a broken plan view of-the baling-press with the needles forming part ofthe invention in their 0 erative positions. Fig. 5 shows substantia ly the same parts shown in Fig.4, with the needles restored to their normal positions. Fig. 6 is a cross section on line VI-VI of Fig. 4, with some of the parts removed. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the mechanism employed in regulating thelength of the bales, the outline of the press being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 8 is a broken,

vinverted, planview of thepress, with some parts of my-attachment removed. Fig. 9 is a section on line IXIX of Fig. 7. Fig. 10 is a section on line 'X-X. of Fig. 4, showing with other elements, the shears for cutting the wire into bale-ties, and thet-wisters for twisting the ends'of the bale-ties together. Fig. 11 is a cross section on line XI-XI of Fig. 5, with a number of the parts removed.

Fig. 12 is a cross section on line XII-XII of Fig. 4, with a number of the parts removed. Fig. 13 is a side elevation of one of the oscillatory wire-holders employed in carrying out-the invention. Fig.14 is a section on line XIV-XIV of Fig. 13. Fig. 15

is a section on line of Fig. '1, showing an auton atic clutchthrough the intermediacy of which my attachment is inter- Specijication of Letters Patent. Patnted J 11y 5 1910, Application filed February 24, 1909. Serial No. 479,848.

mittently driven by the baling-press. Fig. 16 is a horizontal section on line XVIXVI of Fig. 15. Fig. 17 isa section on line XVII-XVII of Fig. 16. Fig. 18 is a detail of one of a pair-of levers for threading the needles, forming part of my invention. Fig. 19 is an irregular section on line XIX of Fig. 10. Fig, 20 is a broken, vertical section of one of the twisters, on line or 5 Fig. 21. Fig. 21 is a vertical section on line XXI-XXI of Fig. 20. Fig. 22 is a detail vertical section on line XXII-XXII'OLE Fig. 8. Fig. 28 is a detail of means for locking 7 the oscillatory wire holders in their open ative positions. Figs. 24 and 25 are details .of two bale-ties formed by my attachment.

.wheels, and retainers 7. Said press is also provided with the customary hopper and the g0 carrying-wheels, which parts have been removed in-the present instance to simplify the drawings. I

18 designates a pair of spools mounted in a pair ofbrackets 9 secured to one side. of 5 the baling-case. Saidspools carry wires 10, from which'the bale-ties for binding the bales are-cut. The free ends of said wires are run around a pair of sheaves 11, through the eyes of a pair of levers 12, thence transversely through the baling-ca'se, and are engaged by a pair of oscillatory wire holders l3,

Sheaves 11 form part of a tensioning device, comprising a hood 14, in which the sheaves are mounted, and a lever '15 to which I said hood is pivotally connected by a bolt 16, so that the sheaves may swing terally with the wires as the same run off the spools. Lever 15 is mounted atits inner end upon a vertical shaft 17, mounted in bearings 18 secured to the adjacent side of the baling-case,

and the inner T-shaped end 19 of said lever isnormally held in the path of a finger 20,

'25, journaled in bearings 26, secured to the adjacent side of the baling-case. Levers 12 are fulcrumed upon bolts 27 extending through brackets 28, projecting from .the'

by' expansion springs 29, interposed betweensaid lowerendsand the side of the balin case, Fig. 18.

The wire holders 13 are adjustably secured upon the ends of a pair of horizontal shafts 30 mounted in bearing-bars 31 and 32, the former of which is secured to a pair of brackets 33, on the adjacent side of the baling-case, and the latter'of which is secured to a pair of arms 34',- extending laterally from the top and bottom of the baling-v case, Figs. .4, 6, andlO. Shafts 30 arev provided at their outer ends with crank-arms 35, connected-by a T-member 36, the free end of which normally abuts against a cam- .wheel 37 which, through the intermediacy of the intervening parts, normally secures the holders in an operative position, as shown'in Fig. 13. I

The shafts 30 are actuated at the proper .time to rock thehelders 13 to the position shown in Fig. 10,'so.they will releasethe wires, by a crank-arm 38, fixed to the lowermost shaft 30, and a crank-arm 39 fixed to a shaft 40, to which the cam-wheel 37 is also fixed, said cam-wheel and crank-arm being 50 positioned that the. former will release the T-member 36 before the latter engages the crank-arm -38. Shaft 40. substantially arallels the baling-case, and is journaled 1n bearings carried by a bracket 41, secured to an arm 42, projecting laterally from the lower forward portion of the press, a bracket 43 extending inwardly from the bearings 32, a pair of bars projecting from a pair of braces 45, secured to the brackets 33, and a pair of arms 46 projecting from the u per and lower sides of the rear portion of the baling-case,

Intermittent rotary motion is impartedto shaft 40 by' a bevel pinion 47 fixed to the forward end thereof, and a mutilated bevel gear wheel 48 adapted to intermesh .with said pinion and fixed upon the outer end of a crankshaft 49, upon the inner end of which a pinion 50 intermeshing with one of the cog-wheels 5, is loosely mounted. Bevel gear 48 has the' same number of teeth as pinion 47 in order to rotate the same one revolution each time said bevel gear completes a revolution. It is also provided with a semicircular peripheral flange 5l,which engages a shoulder 52 on the adjacent 'side of pinion 47, and holds the same stationary during the first half-revolution of the bevel gear 48. The crank-portion of shaft 49 is normally supported in the horizontal position shown in Figs. 1 and 22, by means of a dog 53, pivotally secured to a bracket 54 extending upward from arm 42.

Pinion 50, which is constantly driven while the press is in operation, is intermittently looked upon the crank-shaft 49 by an automatic clutch, one member of'which is fixed to said pinion and comprises an'arm 55 provided with a 'pairof diametricallyopposed dogs 56, while the other member of the clutch comprises a latch. 57 piv'otally' secured by a bolt 58 to a crank-arm 59, fixed to the crank-shaft 49. The shoulder 6.0 of

latch 57 is normally held out of the path of there'volving dogs 56 by an arm 61 pivotally secured-by a bolt 62 to the u per slde of the baling-case, Figs. 15, 16, an -17. Arm

61 is normally held in engagementwith latch 57 by a retractile spring 63, secured at its ends'to said arm and a hook 64 on the adjacent side of the baling-case. The extent of the engagement of arm 61 with latch 57 is regulatedby a set-screw 61, which abuts against said arm. When arm 61.is drawn out of engagement with latch 57, shoulder 60 of the same is immediately thrown into'the path of the dogs 56 bya retractile spring 65, se-, cured at its ends to the latch 57 and the crank-arm 59. Crank-arm 59 is secured to crankshaft 49 by a set-screw 66. V

Arm 61 is drawn out of engagement at the proper time, from latch 57 by means of a connecting-rod 67, having its forward end with a nutv 69, which latter is arranged in the path of the former, Figs. 2 and 15. Eye

vided at their forward terminals with. eyes containing sheaves 71, adapted to engage the wires and draw them across the baling-chamber in the rear of each bale F, Fig. 5.

extending through an eye 68, and provided The needles are reliably secured-from all vertical movement by a pair-of braces 72 extending from the ends of shaft-25, and a guide-bar 73 secured at its ends to brackets 33. The forward portions of the needles are swung transversely through the balingchamber and in the rear of each bale, (Fig.

4) by means of a' retractile spring 74' and a crank-arm 75, which latter is fixed to the' lower terminal of shaft 25, while the former is attached at its ends to the freeterrninal of I crank-arm 75 and an eye-bolt 76- extending through a lug 77, and provided with a nut 78, (Figs. 2 and 8) so that it may be'adjusted to regulate the tension of the spring. After the needles pass through the opposite side of the baling-case, they are drawn back immediately by the crankshaft 49 and a pull-bar 79 resting almost on said crankshaft, (Fig. 22 and provided at its free terminal-with a ependlng finger 80, which is v engaged by said crank-portion. When the needles swing back they are prevented from contactin wlth the upper edges of: slots 7 0 in the ba ing-case, by guides 70 secured to- 7 the adjacent sides of'the balingcase, Fig. 6. Pull-bar 79 is held in. proper relation to v the crank-portion of shaft 49 by I the 80 when describingthe lower half 'of its brackettt, which has a vertical slot 5 1 through which the pull-bar extends. The lower end of slot 54* terminates in a hori-. zontalplane just above the center of the crank-shaft,-so that it will support the pullbar and permit the crank-portion of said shaft to pass out of engagement with finger revolution.

After the needles are restored to their normal positions, theyare automatically engaged by a latch 81,pivotally connected to abracket 82, and'having a'bifurcated teron bracket 82 and a-bearinthe rear portionof the ballng-case.

- rear end with a finger 89 which is normally held against a stop 90'on bearing 88, by a retractile spring '91 attached at its rear terminal to a, lug92 on therear portion of 'the baling-case. Said trip-rod is" also provided at its rear portion with a stop 93 arrangedin the path of a wrist-pin 94, de-. pending froma' bale-actuated toothed-wheel 95; journaled .on a stub-shaft 96, depending from bearing 88, The forward portion of trip-rod 8 1 isprovided with an inwardlyextending finger97, normally held out of the path of a finger 98 on the plunger, by finger 89 and spring 91. The free end of finger 97 extends beneath the inclined porti'on of a releasing device 99, secured to the lower forward portion of the baling-c'ase and adapted to disengage the finger 97 from the finger 98 after the same has moved the trip-rod in the direction of arrow a, Fig. 7, far enough to disengage latch 81 fromthe needles, through the intermediacy of collar 85. The needles then swing through the baling-case, engage the wires at the point B, (Fig. 1) and return to their normal positions, bringing the wires across the rear of the bale and causing them to intersect at the point A, Fig. 5. v v

The wires are engaged at their pointsof intersection by a pair of twisters 100, which are advanced for that purpose by an oscillatory lever 101, the inner bufurcated terminal of which is interposed between a pair of washers 102 adjustably secured to each twister. Each twister is provided at its forwardend with an upturned beveled guide 103, which directs the wiredownward into engagement with a hook 104, which draws the wire backward into a notch 105 so that it will be firmly held while its ends are bein engagement ing twisted together, Figs. 20 and 21. Notch 105 is located innthe forward end of a shaft,

106 journaled in a pair of bearings 107, secured to'the inner sides of the braces 15.

The twisters are square in cross section, so

they will rotate withshafts 106, and yet be freeto slide back and forth therein for the purpose of engaging the'intersecting parts of the wires and drawing them backward into the notches 105. v

Shafts 106 are provided withpinions 108 which intermesh with a small cog-wheel 109, driven by a large mutilated cog-wheel 110 fixed upon shaft 10, and having cog-teeth extending about half-way around the pe riphery thereof. Said cog-wheel also has a semicircular peripheral flange 111, which normally engages a shoulder 112 on the cog wheel 109, and thereby normally locks the same, together with shafts 106 and the:

twisters, in position for the latter to move forward and enga e the bale-wires.

Lever 101 is fn 'crumed upon abolt-113,

secured to a bar 114, secured at its ends to the lowermost arm 46 and one of' the bars 44. The outer end of lever 101 has an irregular prong 115, and an irregular prong 116, the'former ofwhich is arranged in the path of a crank -arm 117, while the latter is arranged in the path of a'crank-arm 118. Crank-arm 118 is provided with an 'antifriction roller 118 adapted to engage the prong 116.

The wires are severed'into' bale-ties E preparatory to being twisted, by a pair of shears comprising two stationary'blades .119

and two movable blades 120, which latter are pivotally-mounted on the former and have a pin-'and-slot connection 121, Figs. 10 and 11. One'of the movable blades has an integral lever 122, to which a pull-rod 123 is connected and provided with anadjustable collar 124 arranged-in the path ;of a

crank-arm 125 fixed to shaft 10. Thelfree' 9 end of rod 123 normally rests in the lower end of a vertical slot 126 in abracket 127, depending from the uppermost arm' 34.

The shears are normally held in an open position by a retractile spring 128, attached at its ends to lever122 and an eye 129 on the upper portion of the baling-case.

its ends to brackets 33.

Assuming that the bale-wires have been properly threaded through sheaves 11, the eyes of levers 12Tand the balingrase, and that their free ends are firmlyengaged by' the holders 13, which bind them against the Blades 119 are secured toabar 130, 'fiied at bar 31, the operation of binding the initialv I bale, is substantially as follows: As the charges of hay are successively placed in the baling-chamber, they are advanced at each forward stroke of the plunger, and the foremost charge contacts with the wires and pushes the same backward therewith. In its backward travel the bale, being formed by 1 gages stop 90. This brin s finger 97 of the -trip-rod 1nto the path 0 finger 98'on the plunger, so that when the latter makes its backward stroke, .said fingers will engage and the trip-rod will be drawn backward with the plunger until finger 97 is drawn'outof engagement with fingerf98 by the inclined releasing device 99. As thetrip-rod moves back with the plunger, it will, through collar 85, disengage latch 81 from the needles, which are immediately swung transversely through the baling-case and in the rear of the bale by sprin 74 to the osition shown in Fig. 4. The ront bevele edges of the needles in assing by levers 12, raise the upper ends 0 the'same so that they in turn Wlll. raise the portions B of the bale-wires, over the needles, after which said levers are immediately restored to their normal positions by springs 29, and -carry the wires down into the paths of sheaves 71, (Figs. 6 and 18) so that the needles, which are almost immediately restored to their normal positions by crank-shaft 49 and pull-bar 79, will carry the bale-wires to the position shown in Fi 5. As the needles swing forward through the baling-case, the segmental cam124 throws latch 22 out of engagement with crank-arm the. spools and thereby causing the same to- 21, leaving lever 15 of the tensioning device free to be drawn toward the spools by the needles and the intervening portions of the bale-wires, when said needles swing back- .ward to their normal positions. Th1s gives the needles sufficient slack wire to pass backward behind the'bale to the positlon shown in Fig. 5, without removing any wire from rotate rapidly and pay out too much wire. About the time the needles are restored to their normal positions, finger 20 on the now forwardly moving plunger'contacts with the T-shaped end of lever 15 and restores the same to its normal position, where it is again locked by the crank-arm engaging latch 22. In swin ing out to its normal position, lever 15 s owly unwraps sufficient wire from the spools to accommodate the needles when they swing backward in the rear of the next bale. ,VVhen the needles swing forward through the baling-case, as above described, they will, through the intermediacy of connecting-rod 67, draw arm 61 out of engagement with latch 57 and permit spring 65 to throw shoulder 60 into the path of dogs 56 (Fig. 17) and thereby lock the constantly rotating pinion 50 on the crank-shaft 49 for the purpose of rotating thesame.

During the first half revolution of the crank-shaft, it engages finger 80 and through pull-bar 67 restores the needles to their normal positions. Asthe crank-shaft describes the last half of its revolution, the

toothed portion of the bevel gear 48 engages the bevel pinion 47, and thereby rotates shaft 40 one revolution. W'hile shaft 10 is describing the first quarter of its revolution, crank-arm'117 engages prong 115 and throws the inner end of lever 101, together with the twisters 100, forward until hooks 104 engage the bale-wires at their intersecting points A. Crank-arm 117 then passes out of engagement with prong 115 andcrank-arm 118 immediately engages prong 116, and forces the inner end of lever 101 backward with the twisters until hooks 104:

enter notches'105, as shown in Fig. 20, when the crank-arm 118 passes out of engagement strumentality of pull-rod 123 and the crank arm 125, these parts being so timed as to actuate the shears immediately after the twisters have drawn the wires into notches -105. Immediately after the twisters have tied the ends of the bale-ties together, they are moved forward to their-normal positions (Figs. 1 and 4:) by crank-arm 117 engaging prong 115 just before shaft 10 comes to rest. In moving forward the 'rearwardly inclined hooks 104 of the twisters slip out of the loops e which they formed in the baleties E that have been bound around the outwardly moving bale. As the twisters move backward toward the notches 105 with the intersecting wires, as above described, holders 13 release the terminals 0 thereof, said holders being rocked upward to the position shown in Fig. 10, through the intermediacy of crank-arm 39,-crank-arm 38, shafts 30,

and the connecting elements 35 and 36. The holders are then rocked to their lower-positions by the terminal 131 of the segmental cam 37 engaging the laterally-projecting end of the T-member 36 (Fig. 23) and depressing it and crank-arms -35 to the position shown in Fig.3. As the holders rock downward, they engage portions D of the wires, which are held in the paths of their hook portions 13 by the needles (Fig. 5), and

hold said wires in the path of the next bale.

path of said companion member by spring 63' immediately after the needles have been restored to normal. The parts now remain at rest until the next bale rotates wheel 95 another revolution, when the operation of the binding attachment is repeated. 7

- j From the foregoing description it will be understood that wliile Wheel 95 is rotated by the bales, it really controls the length of said balesand forms the primary controlling member of the attachment, as ,the needles and the rest of said attachment are actuated on the completion of each revolution thereof. To increase the length of the bales, it is -only necessary to substitute a wheel of larger diameter, and in order to prevent the larger wheel from becoming embedded too deeply in the bale,'I slot the member carrying shaft 96, so that said shaft may beset farther from the baling-case.

In order to form the twist, or the tie, on the bale E (Fig. 25), it is only necessary to adjust the shears closer to the adjacent ends of shafts 106, so that when the shears cut. the wire into bale-ties the ends thereof will be'too short to wrap around those portions of the ties b'etWeenthe baling-case and hooks 104, consequently, when the hooks are rotated said portions only will be twisted. The slotted ends 130 of bar 130 allow for the ready adjustment, above referred to,of the shears;

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is .1. The combination with abaling-press,

of a pair of holders for securing wire in front of each bale, rock-shafts upon which said holders are mounted, means connecting said rock-shafts so they will operate in unison, and means actuated by the haling-press for operating said rock-shafts.

2. The combination with a hailing-press, of holders for securing wire in front of each bale,rock-shafts upon which said holders are mounted, means including a T-member connecting said rock-shafts so they will operate in unison, a cam adapted to rock the shafts in one direction and secure them in one position by engaging the T-member, a crann meinber on one of the rockeshafts, and means for engaging said crank-member to rock the shafts in an opposite direction.

3. The combination with a baling-press, of holders for securing wire in front of each bale, rock-shafts upon which said holders are mounted, means including a T-member connecting said rock-shafts so they will operate in unison, a cam adapted to rock the shafts in one direction and secure them in one position by engaging the T-niember, a crank-member on one of the rock-shafts, and a rotary member for engaging said crank-member to rock the shafts in an op posite direction. a

4, The-combination with a balingpress,

bale, rock-shafts upon which said: holders are mounted, means including a T-member connecting said rock-shafts so they will operate in unison, a rotary member adapted to rock the shaftsin one direction and secure them in one position by engaging the T-member, a crank-member on one of the roclcshafts, and means for engaging said crank-member to rock the shafts in an opposite direction.

i 5. The combination with a baling-press,

of means for placing bale-ties around each 6. The combination with a baling-press,-

of twisters for twisting or tying the ends of bale-ties after they have been placed around-eachbale, means for rotating said twisters, a lever for slidin said twisters back and forth, said lever icing provided with prongs, and rotary means for engaging the prongs to oscillate the lever.

- 7. The combination with a baling-pre s, of twisters for twisting or tying the ends of bale-ties after they have been placed around each bale, means for rotating said twisters, a lever for sliding said twisters back and forth, said lever being provided with prongs, crank arms which alternately engage said prongs'to oscillate the lever, and vmeans actuated by the baling-press for imparting intermittent rotary motion to said crank-arms.

8.,The combination with a baling-press, of means forholding wire in front of each bale, oscillatory needles for drawing the wire behind each bale, a latch for normally locking said needles in an inoperative position, and means actuated by each bale for disengaging said latch from the needles.

9. The combination with a baling-press, of means for holding wire in front of each bale, needles for drawing the wire behind each bale, means for swinging the needles through the bahng-press, a pull-bar for restoring said needles to normal, and means actuated by the baling-press for operating of holders for securing wire in front of each i r bale, needles for drawing the wire behind each bale, means for swinging the needles through the'balmg-press, a pull-bar for restoring said needles to normal, a finger on said pull-bar, and a crank-shaft having intermittent rotary motion and adapted toengage the finger and actuate the pull-bar.

11. The combination with a baling-press,

of means for holding wire in front of eaeh 'bale, oscillatory needles for drawing the wire behind each bale, sheaves at the forward end of the needles, and levers having eyes through which the wire extends, said levers being adapted to lay the wire in the paths of the sheaves.

12. The combination with a baling-press, of means for holding wire in front of each bale, a tensioning device for said wire, means for locking said tensioning device in its normal position, oscillatory needles for drawing the wire behind each bale, and means acting simultaneously vvlth the needles for releas: ing the tensioning device locking means.

13. The combination with a baling press,

of means for holding wire in front of each,

bale, a tensioning device for said wire, means for locking said tensioning device in itsnor mal position, oscillatory needles for drawing the wire behind each bale and actuatingthe tensioning device, means acting simultaneously with the needles for releasing the tensioning device locking means, and means for restoring the tensioning device to its normal'position.

. 14. The combination with a baling-press, of means for holding wire in front of each bale, a tensioning device for said wire, means for locking said tensioning. device in its normal position, oscillatory-needles for drawing the wire behind each bale and actuating the tensioning device, means acting simultaneously with the needles for releasing the tensioning device locking means, and means on the plunger of the bahng-press for restoring said tensioning device to normal.

15. The combination with abalingress, of means for holding wire in front 0 each bale, needles for drawing the wire behind,

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each bale, means for locking the needles in their normal positions, and a trip-rod for disengaging said locking means from the needles.

16. The combination with a baling-press,

, of means for holding wire in front of each bale, needles for drawing the wire behind each bale, means for locking the needles in theirnormal positions, a trip-rod actuated by the baling-press a disengaging said locking means from the needles, 'and means actuated by each bale for placing the triprod in position to be operated. i

17 The combination with a baling-press, of means for'holdingwire in front of each bale, needles for drawing'the wire behind" each bale, means for actuating said needles,

a locking device forholding the needles in their normal positions, a trip-rod for disengaging said locking device from the needles, and a wheel operated by each bale for placing the trip-rod in position to be actuated. i

' 18, The combination with a baling-press, of means for holding wire in front. of each bale, needles for drawing the wire behind each bale, means for actuating said needles, a locking device for holding the needles in their normal positions, a trip-rod actuated .from' the needles, a stop on said trip-rod,

a toothed-wheel actuated by each bale, and a wrist-pin carried by said'wheel and adapt: ed to engage the stop on the trip-rod for throwing the same in position to be actuated.

20. The combination with a bailingpress, of means for holding wire in'front of each bale, needles for drawingthe wire behind each bale, means for locking the needles in their normal positions, a trip-rod for disene' gaging said locking means from the needles,

means for drawing the needles through the .baling-press, a crank-shaft for returning said needles to normal, a driven gear wheel loosely-mounted on said crank-shaft, a

clutch-member carried by said gear wheel,

a clutch-memberion the crank-shaft adapted to engage the clutch-member on thegear wheel and lock the same on the shaft, and

means actuated by the needles for normally holding the clutch-members out of engagement with each other.

21. The combination with a balingress, of holders for securing wire in front 0 .each bale, means including a shaft for actuating said holders, a gear wheel on said shaft, a mutilated gear wheel for imparting inter- 'mittent motion to the first-mentioned gear wheel, a second shaft carrying the mutilated gear wheel, a clutch-member on said second shaft, a clutch-member driven by the balingpress'and adapted to rotatethe first-men- .tioned clutch-member, a device for normally holding said clutch-memberszout of engagement with each other, and means controlled by the bales for throwing said device tonninoperative position.

22. The combination with a balingess, of holders for securing. wire in front 0 each bale, means including a shaft for'actuating said holders, a bevel gear wheel on said shaft provided with a shoulder, a mutilated-bevel gearwheel for impartingintermittent motion to the first-mentioned gear wheel and provided with a segmental peripheral flange lee . clutch-members out of engagement with each other, and means controlled by .the bales for throwing said arm to an inoperative position.

a 23. The combination with a baling-press, of means for placing wire around each bale, shears for severing the wire into bale-ties, meansincluding a shaft for actuating said shears, a gear Wheel on said shaft, a mutilated gear wheel for imparting intermittent motion to the first-mentioned gear wheel, a second shaft carrying the mutilated gear wheel, a clutch-member on said second shaft, a clutch-member driven by the baling press and adapted to rotate the first-men tioned clutch-member, a device for normally holding said clutch-members out of engagement .with each other, and means controlled by the bales for throwing. said device to an inoperative position.

24; The combination with a baling-press, of means-for placing wire around each bale, shears for cutting the wire into bale-ties, means including a shaft for actuating said shears, a bevel gear wheel on said shaft provided with a shoulder, a mutilated bevel gear wheel for imparting intermittent motion to the first-mentioned gearwheel and provided with a segmental peripheral flange adapted to engage the shoulder on the first mentioned bevel gear wheel, a'second shaft carrying the mutilated bevel'gear wheel,.a clutch-member on said second" shaft, a clutch-member driven by the baling-press for rotating the first-mentioned clutch-menu ber, an arm for normally holding said clutch-members out of engagement with each other, and means controlled bynthe bales for'throwings'aid arm to an inoperative position.

. 25. The combination with a baling-press,

of means for placing bale-ties around each of the bale-ties together, means including a bale twister-s for twisting or tying the ends shaft for actuating, said twisters, a gear wheel on said shaft, a mutilated gear wheel for imparting intermittent motion to the first-mentioned gear Wheel, a second shaft carrying the mutilated gear wheel, a clutchmember on said second shaft, a clutch-member driven by the baling-press and adapted to rotate the first-mentioned clutch-member, a device normally holding said clutch-members out of engagement with each other, and means controlled by the bales for throwing said device to an inoperative position.

26. The combination with a baling-press, of means for placing bale-ties around each bale, twistersfor twisting or tying the ends of the bale-ties together, means including a shaft for actuating said twisters, a bevel gear wheel on said shaft provided with a shoulder, a mutilated bevel gear wheel for imparting intermittent motion to the firstmentioned gear wheel and provided with a segmental peripheral'fiange adapted to endriven by the baling-press for rotating; the

first-mentioned clutch-member, an arm for normally holding said clutch-members out of engagementwith each other, and means controlled by the bales for throwing said arm to an inoperative position.

27. The combination with a baling-press, of means for holding wire in front of each bale, needles for drawing the wire behind each bale, means for swinging the needles through the baling press, a pull-bar for restoringsaidneedles to normal, a finger on said pull-bar, a crankshaft having intermittent rotary motion and adapted to engage the finger and actuate the pull-bar, and means for supporting the crank-portion of said shaft when at rest.

28. The combination with a balingress, of means for holding wire in front 0 each bale, needles for drawing the wire behind each bale, means for swinging the needles through the baling-press, a pull-bar for restoring said needles to normal, "a finger on said pull-bar, a crank-shaft having intermittent rotary motion and adapted to engage the finger and actuate the pull-bar, and a pivoted dog forsupporting the crank-portion of said shaft in a horizontal position.

In testimony whereof I aHix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

CLEMENS A. ROBBEN. 

